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One Way Of Feeding Skim Milk.

Eastern dairymen have found 1t good
plan to feed fresh SKINNED milk and
buttermilk together to cows. This is con-
sidered profitable way of utilizing the
skinned milk, only, to render it effective.
the SKINNED milk must not be too old
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Tho Sweetest Girl In Town.
know a little maiden, the sweetest one in town.
She has no golden ringlets nor glossy curls of
brown;
Her eyes are not like biuebells, nor lily white her
skin,
And no bewitching dimples peep out from cheek
or chin.
But she has smiles in plenty for dark days and
for bright, vrR q t|'
For winter and for summer, for morning, noon
and night. L.
All. on her freckled forehead I never saw Q
frown,
And that is why call her the sweetest girl IN
town -Harper's Young Fnlhn
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w n can live at home, and make more money at
Viii work for u.s. than at anything else in this
IuIvu world. Capital not needed; you are started
wv free. Both sexes; all ages. Any can do
the work Large earnings from first start. Costly
outfit and terms free. Better not delay. Costs you
nothing send your address and find OUT If you are
wise you will do so at once R. HALLErr Co., Port
and Maine.
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FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST
TO AGRlCULTURlSTS.

The workings OF Underground Drains
Explained-The Management Of BAlky
Horses-some Interesting Facts About
the Concord Grape and Its Originator.
The cut here given represents the origi-
nator Of the Concord grape at work in his
vineyard. In introducing tho Concord
grape in 1S40, Mr.. Z. w. Bull, Of Concord,
Mass, did his country great service, as
is attested by the fact that today the Con-
cord is "the grape for the Million" being
more generally cultivated than any one
other VARIETY
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ANrI-APoPLEcrINE Is manufactured only by
DR.. +. 8. HUTCHINSON Co., Enosburgh Falls, VT
Price, $1.00 per bottle, six bottles for $500.
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Dr.. Cages Next Visit.

Plymouth, Pemigewasset House Tuesday, June %.
Lisbon Hotel, Thursday, June 3d. forenoon.
Haverhill, Friday, July /, forenoon
Bradford, at Stevens, Friday afternoon.
Oxford Hotel SATURDAY. Juy a. until noon
The National tribune., 1887-12-08

Mr. W. F. Daley. Advertising Agent o.
the Brooklyn Elevated Railroad, writes:-
"Inaammatory rheumatism swelled my
legs and arms TO twice their natural sizoe
] suffered excruciatlng pain. Your won@Y
derful ) 8. s.. made complete cure. <
Major Sidney Herbert, editor Of tho
Southern CUkt1JGt0r and DsTle Farmer,
Atlanta, Ca, writes: have fully tested
the virtues Of Swift's Specific. both as .
rheumatism cure and tonic. 1t has done
even more than its propriotOrs claim for it,
Mr. Michael Long, Jr., with the Stro-
bridge photographic Co, Cincinnati, Ohio,
writes: Il suffered for two years with O,
terrible itching AID painful sores on my
neck, arms. hands and fingers. No phY.
STEFAN could help me. ). s. 8. reiioved
me perfectly and feel like new man. ?
Mrs. Amanda Ing!e, Of Gastonia, n. c.
writes: "My baby. when four months
old, developed scroiula. He had two Sc.
we're risings and sores on the neck. sent
for ouv family physician, who pronounced
il scroiula, and prescribed s. s. 3. for ik.
gave the baby s. S. s., and il son goo
the disease under control The sores are
healed, and the baby is well and healthy.
i know s. s 5. saved its life, and told
our doctor so. lie il a regular physician,
and prescribed s. s S. for the baby as soon
rs he saw it had scrofula.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free. TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Goa
Drawer 3, Atlanta. Ca.
The National tribune., 1887-12-08
Catarrh oftimes leads 10 consumption. Take
Hoods Sarsaparilla before IL is too late.
DRIVING WHEELER.
A Leaf from a serreanf,s pInrr at Mnyneshor,


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The recent
sketch by Lieut.. w. w. Cook, Adiutant, 9th
Mich. Cav, entitled T" Fitzpatrick VS.. Wheeler
awakens old memories Of that fight in and
about Waynesboro, while Sherman was on his
way TO the sea.
The scenes are fresh in the memory of the
writer, rs though occurring Of recent date. On
Saturday night, Dec. 3, 1864, cur command
Second Brigade of the Cavalry Division, under
Gen. Fitzpatrick for the night near
the Augusta d MilleH Railroad, in a very bean
tilul pine grove, on a plantation said 10 belong
TO Confederate Gen. Howell Cobb, formerly
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives in the
United States Congress- Wheeler shelled our
pickets during the night, killing and wound
ing three men of the 92d H. MID Inf, Col.
Atkins's regiment Early on Sunday morn
ing, Dec 4. Gen. Fitzpatrick ordered his bugler
to sound officers CALL" The Captain of our
company-Dayid i. ngraham-responded 10
the call. When he returned 10 the company
headquarters he reported 10 the men that the
orders were ito prepare for fight; that lac
was going out 20 whip Wheeler" For the rest
Of the story will let my diary speak, which /
penned Sunday evening, Dec. 4, 1864, sitting
on the root Of pine tree after going into
camp.
sunday, Dec. 4, ls6s.-Moved out of camp
early; marched about three miles; found the
enemy; formed skirmish lines; drove them TO
near Waynesboro, where they made stand.
10th Ohio Cav made a saber charge, followed
closely by the 9th Mich. Cav. The 9th Mich.
charged their barbados and brought off some
90 prisoners. The rout Of the rebs was CON-
plete. The 9th Mich. lost only six or eight
men, Of which Co. J. lost four-two killed and
two wounded. Killed, Corpl John w. Crom-
well aud Charles SoUle. Wounded, Timothy
Edwards and William II. Brownell. w. w.
Cook, Adjutant, 9Th Mich. Cav, was taken pris-
oner. We drove Wheeler some seven miles
beyond the town. We then countermarched
10 Alexandria, which was about ~ miles south
east Of Wayesboro, aud went into camp. We
killed to-day about 80 Of Wheeler's men and
wounded Hs many more."-A. X. MILLER, LIST
Sergt, Co. /, 9Th Mich. Cav, West Manches-
ter, Ohio.
The National tribune., 1887-12-08
"MUDWALL" JACKSON.
The Bad Effect or Tuitting MIlroy's Old Mount
aineerk.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: We changed
commanders for our brigade of Miroy's old
command in 1863, and We got whaled like sixty
in our first battle afterward; but as il was not
our boys fault, will. withhold the new COM
mander's name.
We were manuvering around in the mount
aims Of West Virginia for a couple of days,
kind Of shy-like, you know" when Mud
wall jackson lin contradistinetion TO Stone
wall " corrallod his invinciDles impregnably
on top of Droop Mountain, this being our first
"sashay" after our licking, you know. We
took our time and watched our new boss closely,
who seemed 10 be coming down pleasantly to
the condition and disposition Of the West Vir-
ginia boys.
"Say, boys, let us show our new boss how we
do these things" WAS the word while we good
humoredy presented determined front TO the
rebs slowly, but surely, pressing nearer TO the
well-fortiied Southern chivalry. Shots flew
thick and fast, and the Johnnies were jubiIant
and confident in their security behind their
formidable works.
Just as we got in hailing distance they threw
the taunt Rocky Gap!" (rhere's where we
got licked, you know, few days before.) Holy
Moses! If ever you saw little army get mad
quick, you may have some idea Of the effect of
that remark.
Ii seemed only few minutes until our line.
almost solid, was going over their log and dirt
pile with fire in our eyes and mischief in our
hearts; and "Mudwall's" force Of superior
numbers was brought down 10 mother earth,
taken into the Yankee lines, or skedaddled in
all directions. If the Johnnies hadn't yelled
Rocky Gap" at us, i don't think we would
have licked them so badly that day.-C L.
RISGLER, Co. Is, 9th w. Va. Cav, Fetterman,
w
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COMPANY COOKs.

An 0ld " P0i-Wrcstlcr" Pleads for Pension.
EDITOR NATIONAL Tribune Let me tell
you something about our corps. You know
that they had 10 have cooks in the war. don't
you. tell you there is not much glory about
war. For them that want glory, and To plant
flags. lot EN- have il; but can tell You, il it
hadn't been Tor as the war would be going on
yet.
Mr.. Editor, were you ever a pot-walloper
when you were in the arny2 ] think not.
would like 10 know how the Sth Ky. could
have got It's flag mp the sleeps of Lookout
Mountain If il hadn't been for we pot-wrest-
lers"I j saw IN recent issue of The Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE where a c0mrade broke the
backbone OF the rebellion. You can tell him
he Is a little Oh. lie might have found an old
dead rebel and broke his backbone He wants
pension, you can bet on that. We pot-wal.
lopers don't get any pensions; at least don't.
Al would ask somebody 10 give me one this
somebody" would say " No sir: Won are "a
humbug," or cofiee-cOoler, or a mugwump, or
something else Now, brother pot wrcstlers
rally round the standard. Lets stand firm till
the coffee bOils; If we don't, these fellows that
were always planting flags somewh here will keen
NJ under foot all the time, and we won't get a
blamed cent Of that money. ] am going 10 tell
you what happened 10 me when was down i'm
Dixie. One day as ] and my old chnm. the
coffee boiler, was marching along / mot WEI
was attacked ia the front with the cramp collie.
and we had hard battle Of il, but managed
20 get 10 a camp lin about the shape Of a new
moon, where old Betsy" Mock came 20 my
Iescue-his name was Henry, but we called him
Betsy for short. ] was detained by that at
tack and while with the sth Ky the regiment
got IT. lag on the point of Big Shauty. Now,
don't you think ! ought TO have pension I
But the old man won't give me any. If any
body wants 10 know who ] am let them ad.
dress. Il. MCKENZIE, 9th Ind. battery,
Springfield, Iowa
The National tribune., 1887-12-08
How Some Lives Have Been Extended.

In physicians Office in Philadelphia are
these:
MY mother and self have been greatly bene-
fitted by the use Of your Compound Oxygen. 1t
has undoubtedly preserved and prolonged her
life these two years past" 81 have improved
in health using your Compound Oxygen. /
can ride without much fatigue. As am in my
eightieth year, j suppose cannot expect TO be
entirely relieved" at has almost made new
man OF me at nearly three score and ten" 81
will be eighty-two years old the fifth day of
next November. The dropsy has left me, and
my legs are all right. Every one that sees me
says, How well you look l. tell them Com
pound Oxygen saved my life and cured me-"
For full explanation of how such marvels are
possible. write for brochure, which they send
free, to Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1879 Arch street,
Philadelphia, Pa
The National tribune., 1887-12-08
CORP'L PIXIES LAST DAYS.
A RegnIar Army Comrade's ContrlbutIon.

Regular Army Comrades Contribution.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: ] see in THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE of Nov. 3 an article by
III. G. 0lds, Vernon, Ind, concerning Corpl
Pike, and as i happen to have some knowledge
Of the man, especially the last of his life,
/ will give his history as / remember il.
James Pike was from Summit County, Ohio,
and his father at one time published a paper
called the Summit County Beacon. Young James
when he grew up learned the printers trade.
When he became jour" he went on tramp
and worked in various offices in the Southern
States and finally brought up in Texas a year
or two before the rebellion. Here his love of
adventure caused him 10 enroll himself with
the Texas Rangers" and he was in several
"scrimmages" with the Indians As the war
cloud began 10 rise he withdrew from the
Rangers and worked his way hOmeward. aud
when the clash of arms came he volunteered in
an Ohio cavalry regiment thought il was the
I'd. Most of his Ranger comrades went into
the rebel army. Here was his strong hand as
spy. lie was of a swarhy complexion, re-
sembling Creole or Spaniard, and when in the
enemy's lines could talk huently of his old
Ranger friends, who were all known as rebels.
For his services as a scout aud spy he received
a commission in 1866. think, as a First Lieu
tenant in the LIST U. S. Cav. IL was my fortune
TO be under his command in 1867. and he told
me many of his adventures rs we sat around
the campfire.
The first Of October 1867, he, with a scouting
party of six men of Troop 4, Sth u. 5. Cav, my
self included, attacked band Of about 80 Shes
homes in a canyon in the Blue Mountains, and
during the fracas he was wounded in the right
thigh. We brought him off the field and back
TO Camp Logan, where he died week or so later
tetanus, OF lockjaw, having interviewed. lie
was buried at Camp Logan. The history of his
adventures was THE Scout and Ranger; or
Adventures of Cornl pikeu He was also
known in the Department of Columbia under
the sobriquet of "Buckskin jim" i have
heard him speak Of the Fayetteville incident
often, aud for "unalloyed gall il takes the
cakc.-D. CARLOS SHERMAN. 6lst Mass, and
Sergeant, Troop f. sth u. S. Cav, Without, Ore.
The National tribune., 1887-12-08

IL Is not every book that will stand the ex-
pense Of a continued extensive advertising
not one book IN a thousand. IL the readers Of
IHE NATIONAL TRIBUNE viii look back over
Its files they will see, however that there is one
book which Justihes an immense outlay. in
issue OF Nov "a The Spy OF the Rebellion was
before us again, Occupyinga large space Many
oi our readers know nothing Of this remarkable
and thrilling book. The publisher does not
even ofer IL Tor sale, but prefers 10 supnly il
only 10 agents, giving 10 them the benefit Of
the extensive advertising. He claims, and we
believe justly claims that no book ever pub
Ished ln this country has received such wide
spread aud general advertising as the "Spyn
As 10 the success which good working agents
have made Of the book, we are told that an
ordinary canVasscr, with the Prospectus Book
OF the spy" can sell on an average from 6 10
~ books per day, which will pay an income of
from $50 10 500 per week. Many agents who
never canvassed before, are making from $25
10 $50 per week. One agent reports having
been out three-and -a-half days made 81 calls,
and took "a orders netting him a profit of
$500. Another reports 100 orders IN 20 DAYS,
"a of them for Library Style, netting him a
proht Of Sl77.60. Another one says; :" j have Just
Winked nj the boys to-day three hours only,
ana have got four stOrekeepers, five Grand
Army men and two blacksmiths, making to-
tal Of III, and netting me profit of Sl5.d0 for
three hours work. Ii ig fair statement at
least 20 say that there is money 10 be made In
eanyasSing FOR the Spy"
The National tribune., 1887-12-08
To Cnnsnmntifea.

or those with weak lungs, splitting Of blood,
bronchitis, or kindred affections Of throat or
lungs, send 10 cents in stamps for DIR. X. V.
Pierce's treatise on these maladies. Address
the doctor, Buffalo, N. Y.
The National tribune., 1887-12-08
How Women Would Vote.

Were women allowed TO vote, every one In
the land who has used DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription would vote IL 10 be an unfailing
remedy for the diseases peculiar to her sex. By
druggists.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-08-10
The Rabbits of Auctralia.

A time will doubtless come when in the
life and death struggle between man and
the rabbit, the latter will have to go under.
That time, however, will be postponed, we
fear, for many years. Meanwhile, Aus
tralian rabbits will continue to be terror
to the farm and squatter, as well as a
drug in the market simultaneously the
price of this favorite little quadruped is
advancing in every European capital.
The rabbit cannot be got for less than
nineteen or twenty pence, or more
than three shillings a couple in High
street, Marylebone, in the Edgeware
road, or in the New cuc; While In
Paris five francs for couple Of
sslapins'' isT deemed aglow price. These
figures involve a9great privation to the
lower classes in both capitals. In London
rabbit pie is the favorite Sunday dinner in
many humble home, but when the raw
material cannot be got for less than one
shilling and sevenpence head the price is
regarded as prohibitive.l In Paris the
ssslapin saute' ranks witNthe rabbit pie Of
sthas British capital shnf Swo francs for q
Single 'lapinuis MtaI to- his appearance
on3a poor map,E table, yCan nothing be
zdonesto bring 36sss ping and. .devastat-
ing leglons Australian rabbits and the
Il red iansp Il throah together:-
y London TelspaRA y
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Tho Girl and the GirdIe.

The girdle has grown to be.a monAtrous
fad with the girls. This morning, IN an
elevated car, found myself beside an ac-
quaintance who has some pretense to
social position. Her slim figure was en-
circled by q huge silver girdle, from one
side Of which dangled forty-siy little
chains. At the end of every chaiL was a
trinket. We fell to talking about them
and looked them over, while she chatted
about the history Of every one. There
were fourteen Roman coins, q latch key,
penholder case, vinaigrette, skating medal,
button hook, glove buttoner, silver adj
dress tablet, tiny silver bonbon box, q
corkscrew, miniature cimeter, o chate-
laine watch, small oNdtzed iron parasol
which when opened became fan, bullet
with which she had killed q bear on her
brothers. ranch, acard case, lock OF hair
in locket, two miniatures-one OF Her.
bert Kelcey with dropping mustache and
the other Of Osmond Tearle with his eyes
turned heavenward-a chain purse, q
compass, a small paper CUTTER q dozen odd
4trinkets Of every conceivable shape, and O
double l,arreled dog whistle.
.ssWhere did You collect them all?"
asked. .sS -
Everywhere, said she, with a ,shrug,
.sDon't you find them troublesoIne?'- ~:
sob, no; they're vastly useful. J"
Chow so?''
s"rhey supply subjects of conversation
to men who are little stupid in the
morning." she said sweetly.-The Argo-
naQt
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In the large tower of More1a hangs the
monster bell, which is rarely sounded,
but there are many others of moderate
size which are continually Ginning. All
these bells, and indeed nearly all the bells
in the republic, are remarkable for sweet
ness and softness of tone. It is very
rarely that one hears o harsh, bell They
are exceedingly melodious and pleasing.
II is sometimes explained that this is due
to the mixture Of silver in the bell metal,
and that the new bells are cast from old
metal. I believe that the chief reason
why the Mexican bells are so much more
musical than ours is that the Mexican
bells are artistically made, shaped with
reference to tone, thin at the edge, each
one work of art intelligcntly nanipu-
lated, not mechanically cast without refer
ence to the sound it shall produce. The
great bells are struck with clapper, and
not swung. There would be much less
objection to the use of church bells in the
United States .the harsh and barbarous
jang1e which Shocks the Sunday Stiffness
If our bells had any of the musical quality
of the Mexican. .-Harper's Magazine.
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Who First Ate an Oyster?

Human vanity has received one more
blow. "A writer on gastronomy once COM
mented on the great courage the man
must have had who first ate an oyster.
But now it seems that the discovery of
the luscious qualities of this bivalye was
not made by e man, but by his country
cousin, the nlacacus. Mr.. Alfred Car
penter, of Bombay, has often seen these
monkeys. breaking open oysters with 20
stone, on the islands OF Burmah: The
only remaining difference, therefore, be-
tween man and monkey, some might say,
is that the monkey puts his mouth straight
to the broken shell, while man uses a
fork. BY the way, would it not be good
speculation for some restaurateur to hire
q few monkeys as. oyster openers and to
try to teach them the three words, 'small,
medium. and large?'-The Epoch.
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H1ackinnw Braid Hata,

"NewYorkers no longer wear Mackinaw
straw hats. 1t is simply because there is
very little genuine Mackinaw braid used
now by the manufacturers, said prom
inent importer Of straw braids the other
day to reporter.
1.-THE average buyer does not know the
difference between the genuine and the
Japan Mackinaw, which is lighter and
much cheaper article" be continued.
s'The genuine Mackinaw is braid made
from wheat straw grown and plated by
the Indians along the Straits Of Mackinaw.
This braid is exceedingly tough and dur
able, having o beautiful gloss not pos
sessed by other braids. When made into
machine sewed hats it often proves to be
too heavy for ready sale. The hand
sewed goods, however, are much lighter
and pleasanter to wear, and bring high
prices. They are manufactured chiefly In
Baltimore, where the majority of skilled
operators in this line are to be found.
These persons go to Baltimore from their
homes in the New England states in the
fall, when the straw season begins, re-
turning in the summer.
ssThe japanese braid is lighter in tex:
ture but rather lusterless, and has forced
the genuine Mackinaw out of the market
1t is now the most popular braid manu-.
facturcd. New York Sun.
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Notice of Final Settlement.

Ex Parte Thos. F. Drake, Surviving Exec
utor, In Re. the Estate of Matthew
Snipes, deceased.--Petition for Final Set
tlement and Discharge.
To E. ]. Lockeridge Alvin Afford, Matilda
Hazelridge, Amanda Lockeridge, Mary
jenkins. s. E. Rambo, Alvin Snipes, j..
e. Smith, w. L. Snipes, NJ. T. Snipes,
NJ. e. Wolls, Sion Snipes and others :.
TAKE notice that the undersigned will
J. apply to the Judge Of Probate at An
derson g. H., S. c., on Tuesday, the sOth
day of August, A. D.1SS7, at IL O'Clock a..
M, for Final Settlement of the Estate OF
Matthew Snipes, deceased, and discharge
from the office of Executor of said Estate.
THOS. f. DRAKE,
Surviving Executor.
July "A, 1887 6
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What Are Black Headed Pins?

Sitting alongside lady in the elevated
train the other day she had occasion to
adjust a portion Of her dress which was
fastened with black pin, when the head
broke in fragments and disclosed the fact
that it was some kind of composition
fastened on u broken needle. Curiosity
led me to make some inquiries, and I
found that nearly all the black headed pins
in the market are made from needles
which are broken in the factories in test
ing the eyes. Any one who has handled
the black headed pins has probably noticed
their remarkable sharpness as compared
with the ordinary white pins sold in the
market. This is the explanation-that
they are old needles. New York Tribune.
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No>arute Inc,orious Milton.

Parson Newman, who is now back at
his old charge, the Metropolitan NJ. E..
church of; Washington, tells how poet
secured q hearing. Tt was during the
Hayes administration. Zone night at
prayer meeting,nI Dr.. Newman says, II
called on a good layman to lead in devo-
tlons. Before he began, l saw he had
drawn manuscript from his pocket, but
/ thought it was to guide him in the words
of his petition. Soon was surprised to
hear him reading a poem to the Almighty.
When he got along little heard him
soy "We'ye been in maze and now we
have Hayes" I peeped around and saw
that all my flock had gotten up from their
knees. I did the same, though hest
tatingly, and with mixed feelings OF
chagrin and amusement. The good brother
never got the chance to read another poem
in my church. American Magazine.